Geraldo Rivera-biology, net worth, height
| contour: | Geraldo Rivera |
|---|---|
| age: | 78 years old |
| high: | 5 feet 9 inches (176 cm) |
| Profession: | Talk show host |
| net worth: | 20 million USD |
| status: | live |
origin
Geraldo Rivera is an American talk show host, journalist, lawyer, and writer. He hosted the talk show Geraldo (1987-98) and the TV news magazine Geraldo at Large (2005-14). His works include The Five, Good Morning America and 20/20. Gerald Michael Rivera was born on July 4, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. His mother Lillian is a restaurant worker, and his father Cruz is a taxi driver. He has three brothers and sisters, Craig, Irene and Sharon. Rivera graduated from West Babylon High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona (1965) and a juris doctor degree from the Brooklyn School of Law (1969). He also studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
Profession
Rivera started his legal career in Manhattan, New York. He has worked with organizations such as the Legal Service Community Action, the National Bar Association, and the Young Lord. His work caught the attention of journalist Al Primo, who helped him find a job at ABC. Rivera was hired as a reporter by WABC-TV’s Witness News in 1970. He won the Peabody Award for “Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace” in 1972. Rivera served as a reporter and co-host of Good Morning America from 1973 to 1977. He worked as a reporter for the news magazine 20/20 from 1978 to 1985. His work during the 20/20 period won two Emmy Awards, including an outstanding investigative journalism. Rivera has appeared in other ABC shows, such as “Nightline” and “Good Night America.” He withdrew from the network in 1985.
Rivera premiered his joint daytime talk show “Gerardo” in September 1987. It lasted for 11 seasons until June 1998. He hosted the “Riviera Live” on CNBC from 1994 to 2001. Rivera started serving on the Fox News Channel in 2001 as a war correspondent. He reported on conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. From 2005 to 2014, he hosted the joint news magazine “Impunity”. Rivera is a contestant for the 14th season of The Celebrity Apprentice (2015) and the 22nd season of Dancing with the Stars (2016). His TV works also include the Beach Ambulance, Phineas and Ferb, Law and Order: SVU, and the TV movie “Shark Cyclone 5: The World Swarms” (2017). He appeared in the documentary America and John Lennon (2006). His film works include Tom Hanks’ “Vanity Fire” (1990), Woody Harrison’s Born Killer (1994) and John Travolta’s Original Colors (1998).
Rivera is the author of several books. In 1972, Vintage Books published his first publication Willowbrook: A report on how and why it is not necessary. His autobiography “Exposure to Myself” was published in 1992. His other published works include Puerto Rico: An Island of Contrast (1973) and Great Progress: How Hispanics Will Lead America to a New Era of Prosperity (2009). Rivera has won multiple Emmy Awards for journalism. His honors include the Robert Kennedy Journalism Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.
personal
Geraldo Rivera’s net worth is estimated at 20 million U.S. dollars. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and has Puerto Rican and Jewish descent. He has been married five times. His first four marriages all ended in divorce. Rivera married his fifth wife “Erica Michel Levi” in August 2003. He has five children, Gabriel, Cruz, Simone, Solita and Isabella.
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Geraldo Rivera real name, birthday, Wiki
| Real name: | Gerald Michael Rivera |
|---|---|
| Birthday: | July 4, 1943 |
| age: | 78 years old |
| place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Chinese Zodiac: | cancer |
| high: | 5 feet 9 inches (176 cm) |
| Profession: | Lawyer, talk show host, writer |
| Active for several years: | 1980 to present |
| net worth: | 20 million USD |
| marriage: | Linda Koblenz, Edith Vonnegut, Shirley Raymond, CC Dale, Erica Michel Levy |
| Death-o-meter: | live |
